Education

Education 1 Dec 2016

Keeping Up with ISO: ISO 9001:2015 Certification Takeaways

One way to properly manage the moldmaking supply chain is to implement ISO guiding principles that govern every activity within a mold shop or molding facility.

Maintenance & Repair 1 Dec 2016

Under the Scope: Lessons Learned in Welding

Many of this mold welder's lessons learned were as a result of questions asked by customers regarding training, processes and welding theory.

Business Strategy 1 Dec 2016

Navigating the Way to ISO Certification

This mold builder embarked on a journey toward growth and expansion via the ISO certification process.

Education 30 Nov 2016

Planting the "Seed"

Last week I shared my observations during a facility tour of mold component supplier Hasco at the K show. One highlight was its Learning Center SEED apprenticeship program, so I wanted to dig a little deeper with the instructor and three apprentices to share how the program works.

Education 31 Oct 2016

Collaboration with Education: It All Comes Full Circle

There's a growing interest among instructors who work in the Illinois education system to bring back "shop-type" classes and give students a taste of what modern, advanced manufacturing careers offer for enterprising youth.

Basics 28 Oct 2016

WEBINAR: How to PM Hydraulic Cylinders

MMT has covered how to simplify your mold designs with self-locking cylinders that enable movement of sliding cores without the need for heel blocks or additional cylinders, and on November 3rd we will present a free webinar on how to maintain those hydraulic cylinders.

Education 15 Aug 2016

Project-Based Learning – The Rest of the Story

In this month’s issue of MMT, I wrote about an instructor’s strategy for teaching his mechanical engineering students about moldmaking via project-based learning. I couldn’t include absolutely everything this instructor teaches his students, so I thought I’d blog about it.

Workforce Development 11 Aug 2016

Throwback Thursday: Finding, Training & Retaining Employees

Even though there is no lack of coverage on the skilled workforce gap, we cannot deny its severity or the need for a commitment to do something about it. That's why I thought it was appropriate to use today's post to point you back to a series we did a few years ago that discussed how to find, train and retain a solid workforce.